Dear 1L: Legal Writing Takes More Time
Dear 1L Writer, When you write your very first legal memo, please don’t get…
Dear 1L: Try speaking the explanation out lous
Dear 1L, When you write your first legal memo, you may feel like you…
Dear 1L: Definitions of Claims, Defenses & Affirmative Defenses
💌 Dear 1L, There is a difference between a defense and an affirmative defense….
Dear 1L: Defenses vs. Affirmative Defenses
💌 Dear 1L, With midterms on my mind, I write to share something that…
Dear 1L Spotlight: Renee Austin
Today Dear 1L spotlights retired chemical engineer Renee Austin — the first in her family…
Personal Branding: My Birthday
💌 Today is my birthday (53), so I’m feeling brave. Here’s a bit about…
Dear 2L: Introduction to LinkedIn Networking
Dear 2L, When you are just starting to “network” in the big, legal world,…
Dear 2L: Choosing How to Choose Where Geographically You’ll Work
Dear 2L, You’re often advised to first choose where, geographically, you want to work….
Dear 1L: “It depends”
Dear 1L, You all must be getting quite sick of hearing, “It depends.” That,…
Dear 1L: Don’t confuse “prescribe” & “proscribe”
Dear 1L Writer, I’m seeing students use “proscribe” and “prescribe” interchangeably. Wanted to make…
Dear 1L: How to do exhaustive legal research
Dear 1L, When I worked in BigLaw, I worked with a lot of new…
Dear Legal Writer: How to use “Here” & “There” to improve your legal writing
Dear Legal Writer, When you write a legal research memo or brief, you spend…